"The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975. It was one of two pilots produced for ""The Muppet Show"". The other pilot, ""The Muppets Valentine Show"", aired in 1974. In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie bassist Floyd Pepper prepare for a Pageant based on the Seven Deadly Sins, with Muppets representing the Sins—Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, greed, and Sloth. Additional Muppet performers: Rollie Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, and Jane Henson ""The Muppet Show:"
"Sam (ugly dog) Sam (November 7, 1990 – November 18, 2005) was a blind pure-bred Chinese Crested hairless and toothless dog, and three time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California in 2003–2005. His ugliness gained him international fame and celebrity – his death was a top headline on major news websites. Susie Lockheed, his owner and a resident of Santa Barbara, took him in as a rescue dog in 1999 from his first owner. In 2005, Sam starred on Criss Angel's 2005 ""Mindfreak"" Halloween Special which aired on the A&E Network. Sam played"
"claimed that Sam had gone on vacation to Moret-sur-Loing, France. However, due to time constraints these scenes found their way to the cutting-room floor; but can be viewed in several of the newly released Muppets DVDs. On the show, Sam acts as a censor and comments on his being under-appreciated. He often gives self-important lectures in which he espouses some conservative idea only to find himself forced to stop in embarrassment at risk of sounding like a hypocrite. On one occasion he gives a lecture about conservationism in which he reads a list of endangered animal species that he feels"
"participates in the telethon's ""Rainbow Connection"" finale. In ""Muppets Most Wanted"", Sam plays a fairly major role as a CIA agent who reluctantly collaborates with Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon (Ty Burrell) to solve a series of burglaries in Europe. Sam and Napoleon interrogate the Muppets but learn nothing useful, and they mistakenly arrest Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear for the thefts. In the TV series ""The Muppets"", Sam is a main character and is in charge of the broadcast standards and practices for ABC. He also has started to have a crush on Janice. Primary Performers Other Performers"
"Henson Company, while some have been documented by either the Henson Archives or some published newspaper articles while the show was still on the air. Some fans who grew up with watching ""Sam and Friends"" have posted comments online about some of the lost episodes which they remembered watching. Sam was a bald-headed human puppet with wide eyes, large ears, and a big nose. His friends included Yorick, Harry the Hipster, Professor Madcliffe, Chicken Liver, and a lizard-like character named Kermit (who later evolved into Kermit the Frog). Early in its run, the show mostly featured the puppets lip-synching to"
"Great Muppet Caper"", ""The Muppets Take Manhattan"", ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"", ""Muppets from Space""). However, in ""Muppet Treasure Island"", he played the first mate Samuel Arrow and thus takes a more active role in the story. In ""The Muppets"", Sam is employed at a political news television station hosting a segment called ""Everything Stinks"", though he soon finds himself reuniting with the other Muppets. He is later seen as one of the phone operators of ""The Muppet Telethon"" and as part of the barbershop quartet performing ""Smells Like Teen Spirit"" with Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob and Beaker. He also"
"are the focus of misguided conservation efforts, only to sheepishly withdraw his statement when he realizes that his own species is included. In another sketch, he lectures on indecency because all people are nude underneath their clothes, leaving the podium in embarrassment upon realizing that all birds are similarly nude underneath their feathers. Throughout the first season of ""The Muppet Show"", Sam introduces his favorite singing duo, Wayne and Wanda, with gushing aplomb, praising them for their appropriateness. Although they are never able to finish a song (their routines always end with slapstick violence), Sam still adores them because they"
"the role of Angel's cat, dressed up in a Halloween costume. Sam was featured on Japanese television, New Zealand radio and the Daily Telegraph in England. Due to heart complications Sam was euthanized on November 18, 2005, just after his 15th birthday. He died from cancer. Sam (ugly dog) Sam (November 7, 1990 – November 18, 2005) was a blind pure-bred Chinese Crested hairless and toothless dog, and three time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California in 2003–2005. His ugliness gained him international fame and celebrity – his death was a top headline"
"Sam the Skull Sam the Skull is a fictional cat, said to roam around Glasgow, Scotland, most famously in the song with the same name. He is often also called The Glasgow Cat. Sam the Skull is said to be a very tough cat, and in the song, written by Harry Hagan, he states that he has claws like a crocodile's jaw, and he often strangles both rats and occasional dogs. It is also told that the bars on the prisoner windows are not to keep prisoners inside, they are to keep out the Skull. However, the story is that"
"child stating ""That wasn't me, Cain, you know that. I wasn't in my right mind... You've got to understand... that mad life, before... it was like some dream."" Sammy was a mutant with the ability to speak and breathe underwater. His body had many fish-like characteristics, such as orange scaly skin and a dorsal fin. Sammy had many physical adaptations to allow him to survive underwater, such as gills, webbed feet and hands and a slender frame. Sammy Paré Squid-Boy (Samuel ""Sammy"" Paré) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a 10-year-old"
"cast. Established characters such as Cookie Monster and Grover made guest appearances. Super Grover 2.0 was also added to the show beginning in 2013. The main character is Samson, a large brown bear that replaced Big Bird. Like Big Bird, Samson is a full-body muppet and is the main character. Samson likes to dance the mambo. ""Feli Filu"" is a reporter for the show, and has interviewed a number of German celebrities for the show, including president Horst Köhler. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird/monster replaced Big Bird (Bibo) as a main character in 1978. Other characters that were"
"eating vampire bats: Sam the Skull Sam the Skull is a fictional cat, said to roam around Glasgow, Scotland, most famously in the song with the same name. He is often also called The Glasgow Cat. Sam the Skull is said to be a very tough cat, and in the song, written by Harry Hagan, he states that he has claws like a crocodile's jaw, and he often strangles both rats and occasional dogs. It is also told that the bars on the prisoner windows are not to keep prisoners inside, they are to keep out the Skull. However, the"
"Animal (Muppet) Animal is the fictional wild and frenzied monster who is a drummer of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the fictional band from ""The Muppet Show"". He is one of The Muppets originally created by Michael K. Frith. Animal was performed by Frank Oz from his first appearance in the pilot for ""The Muppet Show"" until his 2000 appearance in the video game ""Muppet RaceMania"", and has been performed regularly by Eric Jacobson since his 2002 appearance in ""It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie"". On ""The Muppet Show"", his drumming is performed by Ronnie Verrell. Animal has"
"mischievous, unruly bear-like creature called Fuzzy. Sam struggles with his insecurities and his need for direction, while Fuzzy generally creates mayhem, disrupting Sam's life. Despite the comic's shift from a slice-of-life format to an action-adventure story, this character dynamic has continued to drive much of the comic's humor and drama. The comic has become known for its increasingly intricate plots, which involve conflicts with supernatural adversaries and the ""Ninja Mafia"" crime syndicate. The comic is written and drawn by Sam Logan, a Canadian hailing from Victoria, British Columbia. In addition to his work in comics and freelance illustration, Sam is"
"Sam killed and his death staged as a hunting accident if he refused. Sam had no choice but to join the Night's Watch, where he later met his future best friend Jon Snow and love interest Gilly. When they first met, Jon Snow described Sam as ""the fattest boy he had ever seen standing in the door of the armory. By the look of him, he must have weighed twenty stone (280 pounds, or 127 kilograms). The fur collar of his embroidered surcoat was lost beneath his chins. Pale eyes moved nervously in a great round moon of a face,"
"and practices in the television series, ""The Muppets."" Also known as Sammy or Samuel, Sam's patriotic spirit distinguishes him from the rest of the Muppet cast, as does his general stuffiness and pomposity. Because of this, it has been a running gag in either ""The Muppet Show"", or Muppet movies, that represents his patriotism towards the United States. In ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"", the fourth wall was broken when Sam (playing Scrooge's former headmaster) informs the young Scrooge that he will enjoy business because ""It is the American way"". The Great Gonzo, who plays Charles Dickens, as well as the"
"Sam Sam"". The second, written by Charles Gerber, was set to a melody from Beethoven's ""Pastorale"" Symphony No. 6: The main characters of the series included ""Tiny Tov"" (an actor reduced via special effects to appear as a kind of elf) and his cousin ""Tina Tova"". Tiny lived in a house that was made out of an acorn; the entrance was the Magic Door. Before entering the Magic Door to reach the town of Torahville, Tiny would sing a tune with the lyrics, In addition to Tiny and Tina, there were puppet characters, including Bubbe Beaver, Icky Witch, Rabbi and"
"Frank Oz Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ""The Muppet Show"", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ""Sesame Street"". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the ""Star Wars"" series, in which he has performed and provided the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes ""Little Shop of Horrors"" (1986), ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" (1988),"
"Sam Merlotte Sam Merlotte is a fictional character from ""The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series"" by author Charlaine Harris. Sam lives in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and is the owner of a bar named Merlotte's. Sam has strawberry blond hair with blue eyes. He is both a close friend of and the employer of mind-reading barmaid Sookie Stackhouse. Sam is a shape shifter. His biological mother was a shifter as well as his brother. He is a shape-shifter in that he can take the form of any animal; although his preferred shape is that of a collie,"
"brighter than Elmer in his encounters with Bugs. His noise contrasts to the calmly cocky rabbit. Sam's own cockiness always gets the best of him; Bugs can see he is incapable of turning down a challenge. Every time Bugs dares Sam to ""step across that line"", he cannot help but do so, even if he steps off into empty space or down a mine shaft. In ""Wild and Woolly Hare"", Sam and Bugs play ""Chicken"" in two locomotives going toward one another-Sam does not crash into Bugs but still ends up losing. In the classic ""Knighty Knight Bugs"", Sam is"
"with Craig Ferguson"" and ""@midnight"". Jacobson performed Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal for an appearance on """". Jacobson performed Bert for an appearance in episode 22 of ""Between the Lions""' season 2, ""Tweet! Tweet!"". Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as ""Sesame Street"" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due"
"narrator, corrects him and says that the line is, ""It is the British way,"" since the story is set in Great Britain. Sam often rallied against the 'low brow' entertainment he claimed was on the show, and often tried to bring 'dignity and class' to the performances, usually without any real success. During the first season, Sam would introduce two Muppet characters named Wayne and Wanda who would often sing various songs that were considered by Sam to be 'normal' and 'high brow' when compared to the rest of the show and its cast. In one episode the other Muppets"
"""The Simpsons"", ""Family Guy"", ""The West Wing"" and ""Robot Chicken"" have referenced The Muppets. The Muppets The Muppets are an ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware, burlesque, and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim and Jane Henson in 1955, they are the namesake for the Disney media franchise that encompasses television, music, film, and other media associated with the characters. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series ""Sam and Friends"", which aired from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on"
"audio-animatronics animals. The show's Masters of Ceremonies were an American bald eagle named Sam (voiced by Burl Ives) and an owl named Ollie (voiced by Sam Edwards). The image of ""Eagle Sam"" was designed by Disney animator Marc Davis, as were the other characters. ""Eagle Sam"" is completely separate from the Sam the Olympic Eagle character designed a decade later by C. Robert Moore (also a Disney employee) for the 1984 Summer Olympics, or the Muppet Sam the Eagle. Like the Carousel of Progress, the first and the last scenes of America Sings involved the loading and unloading of guests,"
"Sam's nursery also become animated. This quite possibly represents Young Sam's imagination. The illustration of the nursery contains as an Easter egg a painting of the author himself, Terry Pratchett. Also of note is that the various other animals, which are mistaken for cows, are drawn in such a way that their outlines, combined with their surroundings, forms a cow shape. For example, the sheep has a tree's branches for horns and a rabbit chewing greenery for an udder, the horse has a pitchfork for horns and a chicken for an udder, etc. In this book Vimes bears a passing"
"Grodd, a nemesis of The Flash. As such, Sam has mental powers that he can use to make a limited number of people see him as a human being. However, a break in his concentration allows people to see him in his true form. This is in contrast to the original series, wherein people see Sam's true form but convince themselves he is simply an unusually ape-like human male, since it is ""impossible"" for there to be such a thing as a talking gorilla. A second revival was made in early 2001 under DC's Vertigo imprint, with a vastly different"
"similar in format to other Hanna-Barbera adventure shows such as ""Space Ghost,"" ""Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor,"" and ""Shazzan"" in its pacing, plots, voices, music and art direction. Many of these characters were developed for CBS by comics artist Alex Toth, but Samson was on NBC. This show is very similar to a 1980s cartoon show, ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe."" Like Samson, teenage Prince Adam turns into the adult, muscular superhero He-Man by way of a magical artifact. Like Samson's Goliath, Adam's pet tiger Cringer also turns into the bigger, stronger and tougher Battle Cat. Both ""Samson"
"was five. Oz and his family moved to Montana in 1951. They eventually settled in Oakland, California. Oz attended Oakland Technical High School and Oakland City College. He worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland as a teenager with the Vagabond Puppets, a production of the Oakland Recreation Department, where Lettie Connell was his mentor. Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer, performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on ""The Muppet Show"", and Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on ""Sesame Street"". In addition to performing a"
"the show, introduced in 2017, who was created to familiarize young children with the autism spectrum. Two-Headed Monster, who teaches cooperation while speaking in baby-like gibberish; A family of cute and innovative insects; the Yip Yips, a species of Martians who ""valiantly explore our world despite their frequent terrifying encounters with everyday objects""; game show host Guy Smiley; construction workers Biff and Sully; Herry Monster, a burly blue monster who does not know his own strength; Forgetful Jones, a ""simpleton cowboy"" with a short-term memory disorder; and even Kermit the Frog, the flagship character of The Muppets. The Three Bears"
"in sight, regardless of whether it's food or not. Zoe is an orange three-year-old female monster who is ""simultaneously dainty and strong, practical and impulsive"". and loves to dance ballet. She has a pet rock named Rocco; Rosita is a bilingual turquoise female monster who speaks both English and Spanish. She also plays the guitar. Grover is a blue monster described by Borgenicht as ""self-confident, furry, cute, capable, and intelligent"", has a superhero alter-ego named ""Super Grover"", who is more well-meaning than helpful. In addition to Ernie and Bert, recognizable humanoid Muppets appearing on the show include Count von Count,"
"in the show. Also, the Devil would grant Sam a unique power to aid in a particular soul's capture; the type of power ranged from telekinesis to a tattoo hinting the soul's location. Sam, despite being an inherent quitter, surrendered to his fate as a bounty hunter for the Devil in an endeavor to prevent the escaped souls from endangering innocent lives and to protect his mother's soul. He enlists the help of his best friends Sock and Ben with capturing these dangerous souls. Since the beginning of the show, Sam had romantic feelings for his coworker Andi and the"
"but rather the static, non-anmatronic ones that were found next door in the Mile Long Bar. Sammy – Sammy is Henry's raccoon pal who cuddles around Henry's top hat. He acts like a coonskin cap for Henry. He is voiced by Bill Cole. In the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, Sammy gets replaced by a skunk named Randy. The show is basically a continuous string of short country songs sung by the various bears. As each bear sings their song, a curtain opens to reveal them, except in the case of Wendell, Gomer, and the Sun Bonnet Trio (all of whom"
"performed Animal in """". In ""Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters"", Animal was voiced by Hal Rayle (who also voiced Gonzo and Miss Piggy). Frank Oz has stated that Animal's character can be summed up in five words: sex, sleep, food, drums, and pain. However, Animal has retorted: ""Drums ""are"" food!"" Animal's vocabulary is generally limited to guttural shouts and monosyllabic grunts, often repeating a few simple phrases, as well as his trademark gravelly laugh. During performances, Animal is usually chained to the drum set by a collar around his neck, as his musical outbursts are extremely violent. In some episodes,"